one, video; un: sharpshooter

[endeudado]

[ This apartment may look a bit familiar. It's certainly the same one that Kaz was in in his previous post. This time however, the message features Jesper. Still decked out in his awesome 90s clothes, b-t-dubs. Yes, there are riots out there. And yeah, riots suck. But Jesper looks like he's doing pretty ok, thanks for asking. ]

Hey, so I know you guys are a real generous bunch. [ He grins. ] This might sound like a weird request, but given the way people were hoarding them back at the supermarket, I figure everybody's stocking up on canned food, right? Since I guess the food inside takes forever to spoil.

[ He shrugs. Yes, he was one of the people who looted the DollarClub. No, he does not look any worse for the wear. Instead Jesper produces a can of beans for the magitek. It's empty, actually, but he gives it a little spin if anyone needs to take a closer look before putting it down on the couch. ]

So I thought to myself, 'Jesper, I bet a lot of people are gonna just throw those cans away after they're done with them,' and that's a real shame. So if anybody has empty cans laying around, think you could send them my way?

[ He smiles again, this time the can seems to, um. Float? In mid-air? Does he know he's doing that? ]

I promise, they're for a good cause.

Comments

[slapfight]

[as much as she hates shifting the focus off her, the inherent lack of other Crystal Gems here is often agonizing and the only way to alleviate that anguish is to remind everyone that they're awesome and she's their self-proclaimed leader.

and besides, it's Garnet. knowing Garnet and having Garnet's respect (as Peridot believes she has) is proof of how amazing she is.]

Oh. We definitely need Garnet here. Despite her permafused state, she still has the powers of a Sapphire. She sees everything! ...It's a little creepy sometimes.

[endeudado]

I don't know who that is, but if you have a friend who can see the future, that's awesome!

[ Mission accomplished, Jesper knows all about the "have you heard about my awesome friend X" talk. That's his jam. ]

I was pretty lucky that Kaz showed up so close after I did. He's probably the smartest guy here.

[slapfight]

Oh, he really is, and I don't say that lightly. Of course, compared to me, even the smartest humans look like clods, but... we can't all have thousands of years of knowledge just waiting to be accessed. It's a little sad, really.

[Peridot...]

[endeudado]

[ Nope too late, no takebacks, now that they agree on kaz they can be TRUE FRIENDS.

He's even suitably impressed by her boasts, that's what friends are for? ]

Saints, so you're like thousands of years old? I never would've known!

[slapfight]

[well, she's... probably younger than thousands, but he doesn't need to know that.]

Gems live forever. That much time is nothing to us.

[endeudado]

Damn. That's wild.

[ He can't even imagine. ]

Doesn't that ever get boring?

[slapfight]

Why would it get boring? On Homeworld, everyone has a job to do, so you just keep doing that job for the benefit of the Diamonds. There's no time to get bored.

[but...] But I've only been away from Homeworld's strict system for a few months. It doesn't seem like the other Crystal Gems get bored, though.

[endeudado]

I dunno, the thrill of death kinda keeps things interesting.

[ That's...... normal, right? ]

Working all the time isn't exactly how I'd spend my day...

[slapfight]

[NO IT'S NOT. And she instantly gasps and covers her gem with her hands, as if his thrill about near-death experiences will somehow cause her gem to shatter or something.]

I've found plenty of things to occupy my time now that I've been liberated, but... I do miss the thrill of creating new gems. Life may have been free of meepmorps and... actual, legitimate freedoms on Homeworld, but it was satisfying.